Björnskfestivalen 17

Björnskfestivalen 17 will be the seventeenth edition of Björnskfestivalen, the music contest used to select the Björnsk entry for Maia Song Contest 24. It is the second edition since the show's revival, and was confirmed to be returning on 10 December 2018. As in the previous series, it will be jointly hosted by BTV and Øén.

Format
On 10 December 2018, it was announced that the show would maintain elements of the previous edition's format, but would be making some slight tweaks.

Entry selection
An open call for submissions was opened on 10 December, and on 26 December it was revealed that the entry selection would be done through the following criteria;


 * Three songs selected by BTV — 30%
 * Three songs selected by Øén — 30%
 * Two second-chance entries — 20%
 * Two international wildcards — 20%

Presenters
On 26 December, it was revealed that Davina McCall would return to host the show once again.

Entries
On 26 December, BTV-Øén hinted at the participants through an image posted to Twitter. They began revealing the entries every half-hour the next day, starting at 13:00 local time on 27 December 2018.

Final
Björnsk representative at Maia Song Contest 24